Old pros pace NL pennant chase as Braves spark win
Milwaukee and St Louis win to stay close as Cincinnati and Philadelphia also triumph in late drama. New York Giants fall to Atlanta on Nipp Jones homer while Al Dark drives the Cardinals past Pittsburgh. Phillies rally to beat Chicago with two unearned runs in 10th. Yankee losses meanwhile open AL race as Jim Bunning blanks Detroit. Williams and Mantle lead Boston past Cleveland. Also a quirky Des Moines golf note: a squirrel nudges a ball into the cup.
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Dhummy Ebbets Field
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al Dark
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Jim Bunning
Detroit
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Jim Wilson
Billy Pierce
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Cleveland
Ted Williams
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del Crandall
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Jones
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Joe Adcock
Stu Miller
Conley
Gene Conley
Lew Burdette
Hank Sauer
Ruben Gomez
Ed Bressaud
Red Schoendienst
RBI
Frank Torre
Wilson
Orioles
Laser Ken Lehman
Pierce
Bob Boyd
al Pilarcik
Joe Durham
Sox
Larry Doby
Luis Aparicio
Sammy Esposito
Durham
Oriole
Jack Harshman
Ray Moore
Patterson poised for 15 round title bid at Polo Grounds
Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson trains at Greenwood Lake and vows a sharp finish against challenger Jersey's Tommy Jackson in a 15 round title match at the Polo Grounds. Promoter Emil Lence reports over 125000 in advance sales and a gate exceeding 300000 with about 25000 expected. Patterson eyes 184 pounds, Jackson around 194 as both break camp.
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Floyd Patterson
Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Polo Grounds
Greenwood Lake
N.Y
Cus D'Amato
Floyd
Archie Moore
D’amato
Jackson
Columbia
N.J
Patterson
Emil Lence
Lence
English Defeats Elston In Colorado Tourney Semis
In Colorado Springs Broadmoor 1957 men's invitational golf tourney quarterfinals conclude with Howard Creel and Fred Brown reaching the semifinals. Jim English defeats Gene Elston 3 and 2, while Claude Wright advances. Brown beats John Morrell.
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Broadmoor
Howard Creel
Fred Brown
Los Angeles
Jim English
Topeka
Claude Wright
Denver
Brown
John Morrell
Elgin
Creel
Dan Winters
Abilene
Tex
Gene Elston
Kansas City
Wright
Duke Carey
Fights Last Night Report From Global Boxing Matches
The Associated Press recap lists results from multiple venues. Alex Miteft of Argentina stopped Julio Mederos of Cuba in Melbourne Australia. Rocky Caballero of the United States drew with Billy McDonnell in Melbourne. Luiz Ignacio of Brazil knocked out Juan Burgess of Uruguay in Sao Paulo.
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Egree Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Alex Miteft
Argentine
Julio’ Mederos
Cuba
Melbourne
Australia
Rocky Caballero
Austin
Tex
Billy McDonnell
Drew
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Luiz Ignacio
Juan Burgess
Uruguay
Strong Relief Cardinals Rally For 4 3 Win Over Pirates
Willard Schmidt and Alvin Dark spark a 4 3 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over Pittsburgh. The Cards trailed 3 2 before Ken Boyer and Don Blais homered to tie in the fifth, then a 10th inning bases loaded single sealed the victory. Schmidt allowed only two hits in five innings of relief after replacing Lindy McDaniel.
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Alvin Dark
St. Louis Cardinals
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Pirates
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Don Blais
Schmidt
Lindy McDaniel
Gal Tennis Aces Breeze to Wins In City Tourney
Top seeds in the Lawrence women’s singles tennis championships dominated first round play on Friday. First-ranked Mrs. Kevin Jones defeated Nancy Gustafson 6-0 6-0, while second seed Mrs. Duemier beat Jan Norris by the same score. Third seed Carrie Edwards outlasted Ann Laptad 5 7 6 2 6 3 as rain cooled the action.
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Kevin Jones
Topeka City
Nancy Gustafson
Duermeier
Lawrence High
Dean Duemeier
Jan Norris
Carrie Edwards
Ann Laptad
Jolene Hardiman
Patti Peterson
Ann Mathews
Mary Owen
Marjorie Ann Fischer
Dave Storer
Bob Shen
Todd McCluggage
Max Harder
Low
Malott Hall
K. U
Kansas City Athletics Recall Pitcher Coleman
The Kansas City Athletics recalled pitcher Coleman from Buffalo of the Class AAA International League. The lefty, acquired from the New York Yankees, has a 5-3 record with the Bisons after a 24 hour recall from Kansas City to Buffalo. Glenn Cox was sent back to Buffalo on option.
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Rip
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Doctoring Your Golf Game by Cary Middlecoff
Advice for escaping heavy rough with a high lofted club and downward stroke. Use a lofted club to lift the ball quickly, and avoid dragging the club through grass. Selecting the right club reduces arc length and grass interference for a cleaner exit to the fairway.
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Cary Middlecoff
Topeka Hawks Sweep Pueblo For Doubleheader Dominance
Topeka built its league lead to two games by sweeping Pueblo 7-0 and 11-6. Arnie Hallgren starred with a homer, triple, and four RBIs as John Stadnicki earned his 16th win in the opener. Pueblo squandered a 6-1 edge in the nightcap, while Albuquerque-Sioux City was halted by rain and protested by Soo manager Ken Landenberg er.
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Pueblo
Amarillo
Hawks
Des Moines
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Albuquerque
Sioux City
Soos
John Stadnicki
Dodgers
Arnie Hallgren
Last Place Louisville snaps Wichita rampage in 6 2 win
Associated Press report notes Louisville defeats Wichita 6-2 as St Paul climbs to third behind Minneapolis. Saints batter Omaha 9-2 with 18-year-old Joe Lains allowing nine hits nine runs in six innings. Denver edges Minneapolis 6-5 ending its series at Metropolitan Stadium. Indians beat Senators 6-1 to even four-game set in Charleston. Carleton Willey aided Colonels to a 2-2 tie in seventh. Paine shelled in eighth.
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Associated Press
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Wichita
Colonels
Braves
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Saints
Joe Lains
Omaha
Denver
Metropolitan Stadium
Indianapolis’ Indians
Charleston
Senators
Eddie Phillips
Carleton Willey
Phil Paine
Hunters Rear 2600 Quail For Fairview Club
Fairview Oklahoma officials say the Fairview Sportsmen's Club hatched and released 2600 quail to improve hunting. Members raised the birds from hatching as part of ongoing wildlife efforts.
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Fairview
Okla
Fairview Sportsmen's Club
Local Teams Ready for District Softball Tournament Opener
The 12 team district softball tournament opens Sunday at Municipal Park with three Lawrence entrants the American Legion CTM Op and VFW all with first round byes in a double elimination event deemed highly competitive. Coca-Cola and Baldwin Co-Op clash at 7:30 p.m. followed by Budges against Bonner Springs at 9 p.m. The field also includes Emporia Gazette Olathe NAS Clippers Fort Leavenworth Knights Webb Motor Clinton and more, with Tuesday action pairing winners and more games through nine fifteen p.m. if needed.
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ComOp
Miteff Knocks Out Mederos in Capitol Arena Bout
Argentinian heavyweight hopeful Alex Miteff, at 22, overwhelmed Cuban Jul io Mederos in a nationally televised fight at Capitol Arena. Mederos, bleeding from mouth cuts, could not answer after the sixth, ruled seventh round technical knockout under DC rules. Miteff, weighing 202 pounds with a 15 pound edge, dominated from the start and eyed a title bout against the Pastrano-Harris winner next month.
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Roy Harris
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Villa
Miteft
Elks Beat All Stars in Vista La Mesa Little League
In La Mesa California the Vista La Mesa Little League team defeated the All-Stars ending the C. C. Carl play. The club lists Lester as president Nester as manager Jester as sponsor and Wester as a player.
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All-Stars
C. C. Carl
KU All-Time Kansas University sports stars 1948 era debate
Strictly personal is Pierce’s quest to name an all KU team from 1948 era with KU football players like Griffith Fiss Pattee Amberg Mace Linighlin Sabatini Anderson Reich Baker Heid and Floyd among others The piece notes the challenge of selecting 11 for football and 11 for basketball from a wide senior letterman pool and mentions Nebraska’s 1950s teams and Husker standouts in spring drills with emphasis on depth and potential lineups.
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Kansas University
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Miami
Vierce
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Lee's Summit
Galen Fiss
Frank Pattee
John Amberg
Bill Mace
Tid Linighlin
Frank Sabatini
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Dick Reich
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Huskers
Marlin
Hilding
Clarence Cook
Art Klein
Don Rhoda
Don Kampe
Jerry Petersen
Dick MecCashland
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Prize winner for sure in Bala Invitational Golf
Ray Kelly of the Philadelphia Bulletin covered the Bala Invitational Golf Tournament where he won a prize. The award was a baseball autographed by the Phillies. The five largest US cities by population are New York Los Angeles Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia.
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Ray Kelly
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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Detroit
Osawatomie Set To Meet Legion Foe In Tourney Opener
Osawatomie faces Legion rival as the Panis Second District tournament opens. Dawveres and Leman base pieces are noted, with double elimination play scheduled through Tuesday and potential second rounds. Lawrence will be without its top player.
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Weapean Leman
Osawatomie
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Lawrence
Another Foe Is Handled At Sun Day Tournament
Lawrence prep for the Sun Day tournament at Paola after defeating the club Friday night. Dave Stinson started on the mound with Lenahan finishing as Lawrence pitchers fanned eight and allowed six hits. Leroy Brown and Fred Adamson each had two hits for Lawrence while Norris hit a double.
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Tom Reed
Lawrence
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Dave Stinson
Dave Lenahan
Stinson
Leroy Brown
Fred Adamson
Fred Norris
Tee
Brown
Johnny Hadl
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